The Alaskan Hotel in Glitz, Alaska

Three stories tall, the Alaskan Hotel made a grand impression when it opened its doors in 1918. The hotel was known by many locals as the Snake Pit, where all manner of humanity, such as prostitutes, drug dealers, swindlers, musicians, and dirty politicians came to drink in rub elbows. In 1977, after a police raid, the bar was shut down and its liquor license revoked, shortly after the building was condemned. Current owners Betty and Mike Adams bought the hotel with the intention to restore it to its original name and its original look.